Originally Posted by
alan s
Appreciate the shout out on the Lynskey. Reminds me to update that thread with some recent changes.
I agree there are lots of issues, not just with cyclists, but all MUP users, that could be addressed. The extreme outliers should be aware they are making the situation more dangerous and unpleasant for all. I put e-bikes in that extreme, particularly on uphills, where let's say, the average cyclist is riding at 12 mph, and the e-bike is passing everyone at 20 mph. Using the MUPs to get around traffic and cheat the system is really unfair to those using the MUPs as intended.
Cheat the system? Yikes. How about one less car and moving in a very green and efficient way? MUPs are for the most part, a Multi Use Path that includes bikes. Most states consider a PAS, 20 mph max, e bike to be a " bike" regardless of your opinion on how the world should be. Have you looked up the rules concerning bikes and e bikes where you ride on your mup? Facts and all, ya know. If I only did 12? I would hang my head. I'm more like 14-16 mph, obviously slowing for peds, kids and I- pod zombies. Do you not see e bikes as a great resource to try to get solitary drivers out of cars? In the next gen or 2 , you won't even know they are an ebike by looking at them. Cheat? How? Same as the stoker on a tandem coasting? Kids on a tag along looking at the scenery? Dogs in trailers? What about those new bikes with motors for shifting with no wires? Maybe you should start a poll to see how many other commuters agree with you? Or just come in the now tech decade and enjoy the ride, and lets others ride how they like. E bikes are here to stay, get used to it.